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Sandpiper Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6724 East Hearn Rd

Scottsdale AZ, 85254, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-449-6500

Ranking:

(352 out of 1,363, top 26%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Paradise Valley Unified District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	25		25		23		25		27		28		28
Total Students:	430		406		397		391		425		454		455
Kindergarten:	82	19.1%	66	16.3%	42	10.6%	37	9.5%	51	12.0%	57	12.6%	63	13.8%
Grade 1:	70	16.3%	54	13.3%	51	12.8%	56	14.3%	58	13.6%	66	14.5%	54	11.9%
Grade 2:	52	12.1%	56	13.8%	62	15.6%	55	14.1%	63	14.8%	55	12.1%	60	13.2%
Grade 3:	46	10.7%	62	15.3%	57	14.4%	58	14.8%	59	13.9%	59	13.0%	72	15.8%
Grade 4:	65	15.1%	53	13.1%	57	14.4%	58	14.8%	61	14.4%	70	15.4%	61	13.4%
Grade 5:	59	13.7%	54	13.3%	67	16.9%	62	15.9%	70	16.5%	67	14.8%	66	14.5%
Grade 6:	56	13.0%	61	15.0%	61	15.4%	65	16.6%	62	14.6%	67	14.8%	61	13.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	205	47.7%	204	50.2%	206	51.9%	215	55.0%	238	56.0%	256	56.4%	247	54.3%
Female:	225	52.3%	202	49.8%	191	48.1%	176	45.0%	179	42.1%	190	41.9%	204	44.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.9%	4	1.0%	4	1.0%	5	1.3%	5	1.2%	5	1.1%	3	0.7%
Asian:	19	4.4%	19	4.7%	21	5.3%	23	5.9%	36	8.5%	34	7.5%	37	8.1%
Hispanic:	61	14.2%	62	15.3%	58	14.6%	53	13.6%	39	9.2%	49	10.8%	42	9.2%
Black:	8	1.9%	11	2.7%	9	2.3%	7	1.8%	11	2.6%	17	3.7%	13	2.9%
White:	318	74.0%	295	72.7%	293	73.8%	293	74.9%	334	78.6%	349	76.9%	360	79.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	20	4.7%	15	3.7%	12	3.0%	10	2.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	14	3.3%	NA	NA	58	14.6%	45	11.5%	49	11.5%	53	11.7%	42	9.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	3	0.7%	NA	NA	7	1.8%	10	2.6%	5	1.2%	13	2.9%	11	2.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.20		16.57		17.26		15.64		15.86		16.00		16.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	466	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	378	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	384.76	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	381	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	380	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	477	472	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	473	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	476.01	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	471	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	470	459
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	505	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	388	389	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	397.55	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	396	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	391	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	493	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	494	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	499.11	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	492	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	492	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	553	533	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	535	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	546.85	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	541	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	528	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	521	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	402	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	407.46	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	402	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	402	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	507	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	508	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	511.7	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	507	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	510	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	557	540	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	574	547	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	511.77	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	516	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	518	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	543	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437	417	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	424.77	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	420	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	421	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	517	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	519	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	525.23	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	522	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	523	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	565	557	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	599	563	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	514.61	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	516	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	518	499

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	25.0%	28.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	75.0%	71.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	10.7%	14.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	89.3%	85.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,825.0	$50,993.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,411.0	$35,055.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,675.0	$53,650.0

* Sandpiper Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.